Wicked [Movie Tie-In] The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

This #1 New York Times bestseller transformed how we see the Wicked Witch of the West—and launched one of Broadway’s most beloved musicals. Now, with the first film streaming and its stunning conclusion arriving in 2025, there’s never been a better time to discover the novel that started it all.

Long before Dorothy’s house fell from the sky, a green-skinned girl named Elphaba arrived in Oz. Born into a world of superstition and hardship, she grows into a brilliant young woman at Shiz University, where she joins a circle of Oz’s most promising citizens. But this Oz is no fairy tale paradise—it’s a place where the Wizard’s secret police lurk in shadows, where Animals with voices and souls face exile, and where asking questions can be dangerous.

Gregory Maguire’s masterwork takes everything you thought you knew about Oz and turns it upside down. Wicked is a story of conscience and consequence, of impossible choices and unexpected friendship. It’s about what happens when you stand up for what’s right in a world determined to call you wrong. Elphaba’s journey—from misunderstood outsider to the witch history remembers—will break your heart and change how you see every hero and villain story that follows.

With millions of copies sold worldwide, this is the novel that Phillip Pullman called “an astonishing achievement”—a book that dares to ask: Are people born wicked, or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?

Perfect for fans of reimagined classics and readers who crave stories with moral depth and unforgettable characters.

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